Malden, Mo – March 19, 2010 – Former Malden Speedway track Champion, Robert Powers from nearby Campbell, Missouri bested the USCS Modified Touring Series K&N Filters Pole Night portion of the 4th annual Bootheel 200 at Malden Speedway on Friday night. Powers benefited from 2009 USCS Modified Champion Hunter Rasdons misfortunes to start in the pole position for the Aero Race Wheels First heat. Powers then led all 10 laps to victory lane to place himself on the K&N Filters Pole for Saturday’s $2000 to win 30-lap Modified A-main.
Rasdon set the fastest USCS Modified time of the evening with a lap of 17.02 seconds around the well groomed 3/8 mile clay oval. He then was a no show for the heat race after discovering he had blown his engine laying down the fast lap. This moved powers forward one row to the pole position.
2008 USCS Modified Champion, Ashley Newman from Ripley, Tennessee who won the 2009 “Bootheel 200” Modified race followed Powers across the finish line. The 2008 and 2009 Malden Speedway track Champion Paul Reeder from Malden, MO finished in the third position and Craig Vaughn from Hernando, Mississippi secured the final transfer spot for Saturday’s A-main.
Chris Moore from Nesbit, Mississippi captured a hard fought win in the R.H.S. (Racing Head Service) Second Heat over 2006 series Champion Ben Reed from Munford, Tennessee who finished in the runner-up spot. Austin Matthews from Dexter, Missouri finished in third place and 2007 Bootheel 200 Modified Champion, Troy Fowler from Portageville, Missouri grabbed the final A-main transfer spot by finishing in fourth position.
Brad Buck from Paragould, Arkansas raced to the win in the 10-lap Comp Cams Third Heat. Jacob Cooper from Paragould, Arkansas finshed in the runner-up spot followed by Blake Burns from Jonesboro, Arkansas in third place. Jacob Davis from Millersville, Missouri in the final transfer spot to Saturday’s A-Main.
Fast Time: Hunter Rasdon 17.02
Aero Race Wheels First Heat: Robert Powers, Ashley Newman, Paul Reeder, Craig Vaughn, Jamie Daughtry, Daryl Hay, Jonathan Rowan and Hunter Rasdon DNS.
R.H.S. Second Heat: Chris Moore, Ben Reed, Austin Matthews, Troy Fowler, Murray Vaughn, Cody Conner, Scott Burge and Dwayne Carter.
Comp Cams Third Heat: Brad Buck, Jacob Cooper, Blake Burns, Jacob Davis, Justin Roberts, Tom Vogt and Shea Stacey.
Racing continues with the Bootheel 200 Championship Finals on Saturday at 6:00pm at Malden Speedway.
Joining the USCS Modifieds on the racing card for a USCS Double Header will be the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by Goodyear winged sprint cars contesting their complete racing format on Saturday night.
Also on the action packed racing card will be the Malden Speedway Crate Late Models, Hobby, E-MODS, Street Stock, and Mini Stocks. Pit gates open at 3:00pm with grandstands opening at 5:00pm. For directions please visit www.maldnspeedway.com or call 573-276-6265.
Other Divisions:
Late Model First Heat:
Billy James, Nick Black, Jamie Robbards, Mason Oberkramer, Steve Terry, Jeff McGhee and Scott Beil.
Late Model Second Heat:
Tanner English, Doug Moore, Jacob Black, Matt Brown, Tim Winchester and Robby Moore.
Hobby First Heat:
Claudie Cook, R.J. Emison, Greg Sparks, Randy Tomlin, Devin Baucom and Daniel Roe.
Hobby Second Heat:
J. Pennington, Paul Belkin, Randy Emison, Jon Russell and Josh Tomlin.
Street First Heat:
Mark Todd, Preston Seratt, Greg Allen, Jeremy Chapman, Mike Crane and Jason Champlin.
Street Second Heat:
Greg Sparks, Wyatt Hill, Aaron Darby, Jason Bean and Adam Brown.
E-MOD First Heat:
Adam Hemby, Dicky Jackson, Tyler Santie, Chad Tilley and Blake Schmidt.
E-MOD Second Heat:
Justin McBroom, Troy Fowler, R. Underwood, Josh Greene and Robin Hamlett.
Mini Stock First Heat:
Brian Murphy, Ollie Lander, Cody Russell, Michael McCain.
Mini Stock Second Heat:
Michael Lumley, Derrick Durral, Vernon Pickard and Tim Daublin.
Rasdon set the fastest USCS Modified time of the evening with a lap of 17.02 seconds around the well groomed 3/8 mile clay oval. He then was a no show for the heat race after discovering he had blown his engine laying down the fast lap. This moved powers forward one row to the pole position.
2008 USCS Modified Champion, Ashley Newman from Ripley, Tennessee who won the 2009 “Bootheel 200” Modified race followed Powers across the finish line. The 2008 and 2009 Malden Speedway track Champion Paul Reeder from Malden, MO finished in the third position and Craig Vaughn from Hernando, Mississippi secured the final transfer spot for Saturday’s A-main.
Chris Moore from Nesbit, Mississippi captured a hard fought win in the R.H.S. (Racing Head Service) Second Heat over 2006 series Champion Ben Reed from Munford, Tennessee who finished in the runner-up spot. Austin Matthews from Dexter, Missouri finished in third place and 2007 Bootheel 200 Modified Champion, Troy Fowler from Portageville, Missouri grabbed the final A-main transfer spot by finishing in fourth position.
Brad Buck from Paragould, Arkansas raced to the win in the 10-lap Comp Cams Third Heat. Jacob Cooper from Paragould, Arkansas finshed in the runner-up spot followed by Blake Burns from Jonesboro, Arkansas in third place. Jacob Davis from Millersville, Missouri in the final transfer spot to Saturday’s A-Main.
Fast Time: Hunter Rasdon 17.02
Aero Race Wheels First Heat: Robert Powers, Ashley Newman, Paul Reeder, Craig Vaughn, Jamie Daughtry, Daryl Hay, Jonathan Rowan and Hunter Rasdon DNS.
R.H.S. Second Heat: Chris Moore, Ben Reed, Austin Matthews, Troy Fowler, Murray Vaughn, Cody Conner, Scott Burge and Dwayne Carter.
Comp Cams Third Heat: Brad Buck, Jacob Cooper, Blake Burns, Jacob Davis, Justin Roberts, Tom Vogt and Shea Stacey.
Racing continues with the Bootheel 200 Championship Finals on Saturday at 6:00pm at Malden Speedway.
Joining the USCS Modifieds on the racing card for a USCS Double Header will be the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by Goodyear winged sprint cars contesting their complete racing format on Saturday night.
Also on the action packed racing card will be the Malden Speedway Crate Late Models, Hobby, E-MODS, Street Stock, and Mini Stocks. Pit gates open at 3:00pm with grandstands opening at 5:00pm. For directions please visit www.maldnspeedway.com or call 573-276-6265.
Other Divisions:
Late Model First Heat:
Billy James, Nick Black, Jamie Robbards, Mason Oberkramer, Steve Terry, Jeff McGhee and Scott Beil.
Late Model Second Heat:
Tanner English, Doug Moore, Jacob Black, Matt Brown, Tim Winchester and Robby Moore.
Hobby First Heat:
Claudie Cook, R.J. Emison, Greg Sparks, Randy Tomlin, Devin Baucom and Daniel Roe.
Hobby Second Heat:
J. Pennington, Paul Belkin, Randy Emison, Jon Russell and Josh Tomlin.
Street First Heat:
Mark Todd, Preston Seratt, Greg Allen, Jeremy Chapman, Mike Crane and Jason Champlin.
Street Second Heat:
Greg Sparks, Wyatt Hill, Aaron Darby, Jason Bean and Adam Brown.
E-MOD First Heat:
Adam Hemby, Dicky Jackson, Tyler Santie, Chad Tilley and Blake Schmidt.
E-MOD Second Heat:
Justin McBroom, Troy Fowler, R. Underwood, Josh Greene and Robin Hamlett.
Mini Stock First Heat:
Brian Murphy, Ollie Lander, Cody Russell, Michael McCain.
Mini Stock Second Heat:
Michael Lumley, Derrick Durral, Vernon Pickard and Tim Daublin.